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Old 03-25-2009, 04:21 PM   #20
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Post Another way to remember

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Originally Posted by Mee-n-Mac View Post
And I'll add that old trick/phrase, remember that BEN is your friend. That is for a Black tipped marker stay East or North. Thus the red tipped is the opposite, stay West or South. There are a few places where this isn't fully adequate but for the most part it works.

The other way to remember this (courtesy of the NH Boating Course):

Black Tip (cold) - North and East
Red Tip (hot) - South and West

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